Clio 172 vs. Audi S3...in the bends?

[Tom Wilde]

Which would prosper...?

 

[Garc]

Which would prosper...?

How close are the bends to each other?

 

[ClioLove]

Its a close one mate, I had a straight line race in my 182 up the link way in St Helens last week and he was a smidge quicker than me in a straight, but had him at the 2 round abouts leading upto the m56. may include out braking the fool!

 

[Tom Wilde]

Hehe. Nice to hear that Don't think he can drive for s**t anyway. Just a 'rival' has bought one. I think the best thing for me to do is actually not race to get him all wound up ;-)

 

[Brett]

Its a close one mate, I had a straight line race in my 182 up the link way in St Helens last week and he was a smidge quicker than me in a straight, but had him at the 2 round abouts leading upto the m56. may include out braking the fool!

see a few s3's around st helens, i wonk part time in maccies on the linkway and see a fair few, they are very nice, see rs6's and rs4's and everything in the drive through, it makes the job worthwile at times, when you think heres another corsa with a backbox from halfords and it comes to the window and its an rs4.

 

[Tom Wilde]

Hehe, they are very nice cars though...

 

[bill]

through a long bend where the grip counts the audi will be quicker but through tight, sharper bends the clio will be quicker.

 

[Ali]

Nothing! There's prob nothing it it between an evo and a clio on A roads!! So track and on the straights yes!

Depends how well you know the road too!

 

[Tom Wilde]

through a long bend where the grip counts the audi will be quicker but through tight, sharper bends the clio will be quicker.

yeah benefiting from the 4WD

 

[ado]

through a long bend where the grip counts the audi will be quicker but through tight, sharper bends the clio will be quicker.

yeah benefiting from the 4WD

Depends on its power distribution.

 

[barker]

at the end of the day it all comes down to how hard you want to push on the roads, personally i value my liance far to much. track days are the future.

 

[Tom Wilde]

Yeah me too. That's why I wouldn't give anyone the enjoyment of a race. Take it to the track where you can do what you want

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

265bhp? i cant see it!

 

[Tom Wilde]

Not the new one. It's on an 02 plate so it would be the 210 BHP version, am I correct?

 

[Fletcher]

^^^^^^^yep.

 

[Tom Wilde]

Thought so. I nearly laughed the other day when I was talking to him and he said "It's standard...280BHP"..

 

[Russ.]

225bhp the old ones arent they? Same as some TT's and Leon Cupra R's

I would imagine the Clio could maybe just about hold its own round the bends although it would be no walk in the park.

The 2007 s3 would trample all over the clio, theres what 85bhp difference between the two and 4 wheel drive to help get the power down.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Sorry i assumed we were talking aout the new model of S3 (265bhp)

Well if its the old model (pre 2004) then i would think the clio would maybe stand a chance, even at that though im sure the S3's were quattro drive?

 

[Russ.]

^yup previous model s3's had quatro.

When i was looking at Leon Cupra R 225's. On the Seat owners club there were several threads debating about LCR vs TT/S3 (Much like us on here with 182 vs ctr). The general concensous was the TT/S3 would have the edge around the twisty stuff due to the quatro

 

[Neil G]

S3 would have it easily

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Hehe. Nice to hear that Don't think he can drive for s**t anyway. Just a 'rival' has bought one. I think the best thing for me to do is actually not race to get him all wound up ;-)

Race him mate then you'll have the answer to your question . Clio 172 vs. Audi S3...in the bends?

Then we might also see a new post . " Just wrote off my 172 , breaking for spares "

What a pointless thread :quiet:

 

[Tom Wilde]

Hehe, don't race on roads mate...for that exact reason

 

[stinkee]

are the S3's propper quattro tho iirc it was the same system as the R32's haldex system rears get power only if the fronts start slipping

 

[Ian_182]

Would be close i reckon

 

[zack40]

Hehe. Nice to hear that Don't think he can drive for s**t anyway. Just a 'rival' has bought one. I think the best thing for me to do is actually not race to get him all wound up ;-)

Race him mate then you'll have the answer to your question . Clio 172 vs. Audi S3...in the bends?

Then we might also see a new post . " Just wrote off my 172 , breaking for spares "

What a pointless thread :quiet:

yeah like your pointless reply.encouargeing 19 year old lads to go race..

 

[Tom Wilde]

There's enough of them as it is

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

are the S3's propper quattro tho iirc it was the same system as the R32's haldex system rears get power only if the fronts start slipping

Yeah like a 75% - 25% split of power distribution>?

I know porsche have a great traction system it works really well for the launch control and the like

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Race him mate then you'll have the answer to your question . Clio 172 vs. Audi S3...in the bends?

Then we might also see a new post . " Just wrote off my 172 , breaking for spares "

What a pointless thread :quiet:

yeah like your pointless reply.encouargeing 19 year old lads to go race..

My reply was actually tongue in cheek old fella It was more of a dig at the subject of the thread as some people on here think the 1*2's are invincible lol .

 

[zack40]

oy less of the old!.. i know what you where saying,and so do most other people.but to some of the younger members they can take it the wrong way........no hard feelings young'en..

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Haha , ok Thanks for the young un bit :quiet:

 

[Biffarino]

are the S3's propper quattro tho iirc it was the same system as the R32's haldex system rears get power only if the fronts start slipping

correctamundo. there are only a couple of models in the audi range that are genuine quattros. everything else is marketing spin.

 

[RobHardyUK]

ive owned a lcr, which was modded so cant really say its far to compare to 182, my lcr was granted quicker in a straight line but was a bit of a boat on corners, altho alright. obvisouly not 4wd tho, saying that my friends tt isnt all that hot all things being. basically a golf 4motion with 1.8t

 

[TJB182]

Nothing! There's prob nothing it it between an evo and a clio on A roads!! So track and on the straights yes!

Depends how well you know the road too!

My GFs dad now has an evo 8, after owning a 172 cup and he reckons that if i had a shove with him, he would have to catch me up after the corners, cos id be round quicker than he could take them.

Anyway, thought this thread might be of interest:

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?t=53000

 

[R20 CWH]

interesting read that, S3 does scream for a remap.

 

[lasbazrre]

interesting read that, S3 does scream for a remap.

Notice how i STUCK up for the Clio?

leon

 

[Dan172+]

Its a close one mate, I had a straight line race in my 182 up the link way in St Helens last week and he was a smidge quicker than me in a straight, but had him at the 2 round abouts leading upto the m56. may include out braking the fool!

see a few s3's around st helens, i wonk part time in maccies on the linkway and see a fair few, they are very nice, see rs6's and rs4's and everything in the drive through, it makes the job worthwile at times, when you think heres another corsa with a backbox from halfords and it comes to the window and its an rs4.

You do what in maccies?:rasp:lol

 

[Dan172+]

If you can drive and hes s**t, youl make him look like a right plank....thats what i find happens most of the time. Driven correctly, most cars around this class arent far apart atall on the road. Its normally the driver that lets the car down.

My mate has a track gti6 and he kept with and eventually overtook a subaru p1 on a road round here. Bet the driver was absolutely sick

 

[gaz44]

Which would prosper...?

Depends on the driver, end of.

 

[Ian_182]

Re-map ftw

 

[gaz44]

Re-map ftw

Title does not mention a remap.